“Iko Iko,” popularized by New Orleans legend Dr. John, is basically a 3/2 New Orleans clave pattern on the snare drum and bass drum. This is a great go-to if a ... Read More...
BY "TIGER" BILL MELIGARI
In third installment of our four-part series on cross-wiring coordination, we raise the bar by adding double bass.
Practi... Read More...
Eric Carr, (born Paul Charles Caravello) drummer of the hard-rock band Kiss, was born on July 12, 1950. He died in 1991 from a battle with cancer, and would hav... Read More...
BY PHIL HOOD
Podcasts have grown steadily in popularity since launching more than a decade ago. But the growth has been slow and steady rather than fast and ov... Read More...
Yoyoka Soma has been playing drums since she was two years old. And now, at eight (!), she's been on more than 100 stages. Her favorite drummer is John Bonham, ... Read More...
BY ANDY ZIKER | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF DRUM!
Have you ever driven home from a gig or rehearsal and turned the radio off? Sometimes hearing too many note... Read More...
BY PHIL HOOD
Here’s the beautiful thing about social media: with a little effort you can make your page as appealing as that of the world’s richest person or b... Read More...
Happy birthday to Jai Johanny Johanson, aka Jaimoe, who turns 74 today. Jaimoe is Southern-rock royalty and one of the founding members of the The Allman Brothe... Read More...
This month we’re featuring a set of New Orleans second line beats from Stewart Jean, Program Chair for Drums at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. We... Read More...
BY PHIL HOOD
When we wrote about the return of Rogers drums last fall it was one of our biggest online stories of the year. Many readers wrote in requesting mo... Read More...
